Santa Fe Tarot Tribe

Let's get together to talk about tarot and have fun!

Do you want to learn about tarot? Share what you know? Talk about what a card might mean? Get a reading or give a reading? Or just get together for a pleasant afternoon with like-minded people? Whatever your interest or experience level with tarot, please join us to share your thoughts and enjoy the afternoon.

This is not an event, but a notice that meetup.com has ongoing problems with website maintenance and membership notifications.
When someone asks to join the Santa Fe Tarot Tribe Meetup, we approve their request and then Meetup is supposed to send a welcoming letter.
Sometimes, Meetup does not send that letter :-(
Sometimes, the requestor is not even saved to the meetup.com database. If you asked to join the Tarot Tribe, your membership was approved whether or not you got a letter! Please come to the gatherings you like, and know that you are a member in good standing. :-)

After reading Andromeda Klein by Frank Portman, you will never look at the Two of Swords the same way again.
The Amazon synopsis begins with:
"Her hair is kind of horrible.
Her partner-in-occultism, Daisy, is dead.
Her secret, estranged, much older and forbidden boyfriend-in-theory, has gone AWOL.
And her mother has learned how to text.
In short, things couldn't get much worse. Until they do."
It's a wild romp with a certain amount of suspension of disbelieve. But so worth the investment in Portman's characterizations. Smart, dark, yet funny and totally unforgettable. (Get a hard back copy with its book cover if purchasing a book)
After the book discussion and the inside of the book cover reveal, we'll do a card spread to further divine meaning and relevance.
Upcoming book line-up includes:
Daughter of the Tarot by Clare Marchant September 2026
Two women’s stories, linked by the tarot cards in their families. A mysteries that spans generations.

Magician and Fool by Susan Wands
Fictionalized account of the beginnings of Pamela Coleman Smith’s artistic life, the creator of the iconic Ryder-Waite-Smith (RWS) tarot deck. The author has also published much acclaimed High Priestess and Empress (book 2) as well as Emperor and Hierophant (book3).

American Ghost: A Family’s Extraordinary History on the Desert Frontier by Hannah Nordhaus November 2026
A biography of the house now known as La Posada, Santa Fe’s grand mansion and the haunting of its rooms by Julia Staab, dead since 1896. This is a tale that includes genealogists, historians, archivists, and family diaries as well as ghost hunters, spiritualists and tarot readers. ( hope we can meet there for our book club meeting)

Magician and Fool by Susan Wands
Fictionalized account of the beginnings of Pamela Coleman Smith’s artistic life, the creator of the iconic Ryder-Waite-Smith (RWS) tarot deck. The author has also published much acclaimed High Priestess and Empress (book 2) as well as Emperor and Hierophant (book3). January 2027

Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches by Kate Scelsa March 2027
Just over 300 pages, a cozy book with a bit of magic. Set in modern Salem, the book is structured around the major arcana. A page turner from page one.

The Magician and the Fool by Barth Anderson May 2027
Author’s first novel The Patron Saint of Plagues is followed by a bitter academic in Central America who finds himself at the center of a mystery that dates back to the Fall of Troy. A mystical treasure, the earliest known tarot deck is the key.

For each book we will look for the tarot references found in the book (or magic or divination or...). After discussing the book, we will do a tarot card spread based on what we gleaned from the book. Please bring your favorite deck.

RSVP as soon as possible as space is limited to 8 (and that includes me). Please alert me if there is a change in your plans and you cannot attend. This will allow people on the waitlist to have a chance to attend. I will send out notes via email about one week before the bookclub meeting.

FAQ: What if I don't finish the book? A: It's okay if you don't finish the book, not finishing is a critique in and of itself.

Let's dance a decan dance around the minor arcana, now with the zodiac month of Cancer. The start of Cancer in June is represented by the 2 of Cups til the start of July as the 3 of Cups and the last decan of Cancer is the 4 of Cups (July 11/12 to the end of Cancer). We'll also explore the planetary assignments of each decan as well as the court card monthly calendar assignments.
Best decks to use for a decan dance are those that are aligned to the decans, indicating planet and zodiac sign right on the cards, such as the Thoth deck, and as always, the Rider, Waite, Smith (RWS) are among the best. Of course if you have a favorite deck, bring it.
From our previous Decan Dance we will continue to use the Decan Wheel so bring your copy please. I'll bring copies for newcomers as well. That's the beauty of the decans, you can start anywhere.